Comic 14 – “Rated PG”

Errol: Allo! I’m going to actually comment on something serious here, and that is Debs and Errol‘s PG stance. For the most part, we are and will be sticking to this for our songs and for our videos. You will never get me in a topless shoot, sorry.

This is NOT, however, a statement against other acts! A lot of acts we are coupled with are more R-rated and that’s perfectly fine. I am not dissing them nor am I saying they should tone it down.[9]

But some may wonder why we ‘restrict’ ourselves since the venues we go to allow for that freedom of expression.

Fortunately, I have reasons in point form!

My children – My children love my comics, my songs, and my videos. They watch them all the time. I don’t even force them to. They are fascinated by the whole creative process and are quite intrigued that I love doing creative things. I want to be an example of creativity to them and wish to show them everything I have made.[10]

Our Demographic – The geek crowd can be vulgar.[11] I am not worried about offending them. They did invent 4chan, after all. But our material is so niche that I want to appeal to every geek out there, whether they be a young preteen, or an old grandfather. As geek culture becomes more and more entrenched within the younger generation, I want to make sure they can see our stuff!

Debs and Errol rapport – Debs is a wonderful friend of mine. She is creative, she is funny, she is smart, she is talented, she is crazy, and she and I mesh on the same wavelength which makes it very easy to perform on stage. Our act is natural, ad-libbed, and just how we interact in real life. But there is nothing in there that is overtly graphic, sexual, or R-rated. Doing so would feel forced, uncomfortable, and terribly weird. 😀

Debs: Thanks, Errol, I think you’re really awesome too! I’m jumping in to say that I feel just as strongly about this as Errol does. We’ve never had to talk about it overtly – it’s just been assumed because, yes, doing anything differently would be inappropriate and weird.

Errol: This does not mean that we will never venture into anything risqué [12] but for the most part, we try to keep things clean. 😀

Footnotes ( returns to text)

Debs: Variety is good!

Debs: Errol’s kids are super creative! Having a dad that geeky must be confusing though.Errol: Confusing? What’s confusing about it?

Debs: So I stole your backing track and wrote that one suggestive song about Star Wars toys…that doesn’t mean that the average geek has a dirty mind. Wait, who am I kidding?

Errol: But we stand firm on Errol being fully clothed. This is a must for the sanity of all humanity. Hey, that rhymes! 😀Debs: We do? What? No! You’re supposed to be giving away autographed boudoir photos for CD donations, remember?

Love it! Im so glad you guys are sticking to your guns about this one. It means my kids will be able to follow you guys too! I mean you are awesome and stuff so I want them to watch people they know do awesome things! :o) Cheers guys!